Peyton Manning, one of the best examples in the NFL of a "student of the game," added to his already legendary attention to detail after a story featuring University of Tennessee's longtime Sports Technology Coordinator Joe Harrington gained attention Thursday. Harrington demonstrated a new level of Manning's approach, which included the quarterback perfectly recalling a play he called against Ole Miss while playing for the Vols in 1996.
According to Harrington, Manning contacted him last season and asked him to dig up the tape of a play on which he threw a touchdown pass 16 years earlier. Manning remembered the play and the situation in which Tennessee ran it perfectly, and he wanted to see if it would work in the Broncos' offense.
"This is what he says: 'In 1996 Tennessee played Ole Miss in Memphis. In the third quarter we ran a play called flip right duo X motion fake roll 98 block pass special.' He said, 'I need you to find that play, I need you to digitize it, and I need you to send it to me,'" Harrington said in a video produced by UT Sports.
Manning appeared at the Tennessee football coaching clinic and showed video of him going through drills from Tennessee, the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos. The part of the video that shows Harrington putting together all the various drills that Manning wanted for the clinic is an example of the quarterback's attention to detail and the intensity that has made him an all-time great.
Before a legendary NFL career, Manning was the most decorated quarterback in Tennessee football history. Manning holds the record for career passing yards, touchdowns and passer rating amonst all Volunteer quarterbacks.
The three time Heisman finalist went on to become a No.1 overall draft selection for the Indianapolis Colts in 1998. Manning is currently third all-time in passing yards with 59,487 and second in touchdowns with 436.
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